Kahr PM9 Kaboom!

This is a discussion on Kahr PM9 Kaboom! within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...hr-pm9-kaboom/
Kahr and Kimber are two brands that don't really inspire a lot of confidence in me. Although the customer service resolution was favorable. YMMV...

Looks like the pistol functioned exactly as it was intended and designed. The side panel popped releasing the pressure safely. Glad to see how quickly Kahr responded. I shoot a lot of ammo through my Kahrs, so it's good to know they work well in bad situations.

same thing happened to me about 2 weeks ago. look up my post (it happened today) sorry don't know how to paste a post. all i lost was my extractor pin. my side plate was ok. look up my post i have a picture of the case that blew up. i guess mine was bad ammo, sure hope it isn't the gun, i love my kahr's good luck

I reload my .357's and .40's and have been known to carry a ziplock bag with a couple of hundred rounds to the range. I was a little offended one day when a friend refused to use some of my reloads in his Sig. But now that I think about it, would I use a round that wasn't new or personally didn't reload?

I shoot my dad's reloads, and he's been doing this for a good 40 years, but he called me one day and asked me to look at a batch of .38's that he may have reloaded to .357. All of his batches are well marked with type of primer, type and weight of powder, and bullet type. They were good and he was just over-concerned that he may have made a mistake.

I'll shoot my dad's reloads because I know his quality control. But I won't shoot anyone else's. And I can't blame anyone for not trusting my reloads if they haven't watched me reload them.

You might not like Kahr and Kimber very much, but this time you cannot blame the firearm. People should know better than using unknown reloads; and if they do not, then they should not complain when accidents happen. Furthermore, I cannot see what part of “the instruction manual says do not shoot reloads/reman ammo” is so difficult to understand. I own a Kahr and it is very reliable gun, and the customer service is amazing.